Australian Weather
National Summary
Multiple lows and troughs are bringing patchy rain, showers and the odd storm to western and southern WA, southern SA, VIC and southwestern NSW. A low over the southern Tasman Sea is causing the odd shower in eastern TAS. A high is keeping conditions settled in the northeast.
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Weather News
Warragamba Dam at capacity
21:45 EST
Sydney's main drinking water reservoir, Warragamba Dam, has reached 100 percent of its capacity after being less than half full in February.
Death Valley just recorded 54.4 degrees Celsius which, if verified, could torch the record book
19:23 EST
Preliminary recordings show Death Valley in California on Sunday reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit, or 54.4 degrees Celsius, in the United States.
Extremes and Records
| Current Extremes | Last 3 Days Extremes | Extremes This Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15/08 | Sun 16/08 | Mon 17/08 | |||
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26.5°C Cocos Island Ap, WA |
Hottest |
38.8°C Bradshaw, NT |
38.1°C Wyndham Airport, WA |
37.4°C Wyndham Airport, WA |
38.8°C Bradshaw, NT |
|
-1.4°C Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
Coldest |
-23.6°C Bulman, NT |
-1.4°C Falls Creek, Vic |
-23.6°C Bulman, NT |
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WSW 53km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
Windiest |
98km/h Mandurah, WA |
92km/h Cape Leeuwin, WA |
87km/h Thredbo Top Station, NSW/ACT |
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4.2mm last hr King Island Ap, Tas |
Wettest |
59.0mm Mount George, NSW/ACT |
65.0mm Mount George, NSW/ACT |
204.0mm Nowra, NSW/ACT |
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| Australia's Records for August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Rain | |
| Highest 40.2°C at Cape Don, NT in 2014 Lowest -6.7°C at Mt Hotham, Vic in 2005 |
Highest 28.7°C at Milikapiti, NT in 1973 Lowest -20.6°C at Charlotte Pass, NSW/ACT in 1968 |
Highest 529.2mm at Rainbow Beach, Qld in 2007 |
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